Central Property People Awards Finalist - Scott Bicknell | Project Management | Strategic Advisory

With Property Council New Zealand’s Central Property People Awards only a few weeks away, we are pleased to celebrate our Senior Development Manager, Scott Bicknell as a finalist for the Rider Levett Bucknall Young Achiever of the Year Award.

Scott is a highly talented up-and-comer in the property industry. At the age of only 34, Scott is a business leader at Veros and is currently leading significant projects in the Waikato and across New Zealand, operating with experience and project leadership well beyond his years.

Coming from a long background in volunteer work within the community, Scott knows the importance of the people, that property is all about the people, it’s all about creating the places where people live, work, and play, now and for the future. Scott continues to push the boundaries of planning rules, working collaboratively with local government to get affordable and high-quality projects, with a range of housing types to cater to the community’s needs.

Scott exudes a passion for the industry and contributes to a range of community, sporting and industry groups. Partly due to his high-performance sport background, Scott demands excellence of himself, and has the ability to lift those around him. Scott is a well liked member of the industry, who has achieved a great deal in the industry to date, but has a great future ahead of him.

Scott Bicknell is a Development Manager at Veros. He resides in the Waikato with his wife and three small children, around the corner from their family business, Punnet Eatery. Scott studied at Massey University, gaining his Masters of Resource and Environmental Planning, this was where he first learnt that property is not simply about development but that property can enable outcomes that have a positive impact on the community.

Scott started his journey in the world of property in 2016 at Boffa Miskell as a planner. Since his move to Veros in 2018 and a development management career, there has been no looking back as he continues to grow and hone his skills and capabilities, but also his passion for the industry. A new direction, with new challenges, but with the same drive and passion to bring about positive change in the workplace and wider property industry. Scott is based in the Waikato, but works across New Zealand.

Scott has a passion for delivering excellent results for clients and is comfortable leading large and complex projects throughout New Zealand – you could say Scott has the knack for making projects real. Projects that Scott is currently leading include the masterplanned residential developments Longview, Hāwera (South Taranaki), Bourn Brook (Hamilton) and Maea Fields (Matamata).

A strong figure in the community for over the last 10 years, Scott has fulfilled volunteer roles at various organisations including Surf Life Saving New Zealand. Coming from a long background in volunteer work within the community, Scott knows importance of the people, that property is all about the people, its all about creating the places where people live, work and play, now and in the future. With his now 7 years of experience, Scott continues to push the boundaries of planning rules, working collaboratively with local government to get affordable and high-quality projects, with range of housing types to cater to the community’s need.

Leading the Veros team in the Waikato, Scott will continue to work on great projects that bring about positive outcomes for the community and strengthen the Veros brand. Continuing to work on projects that provide affordable and high-quality homes for New Zealanders, as well work alongside organisations such as SLSNZ that play an integral role in the community. Scott sees each project that he is leading, has the potential to have a positive and enduring effect on the community.

Veros’s vision is to build on its reputation as trusted advisors and partners in the property, development, and project delivery fields. As one of the Veros business leaders in the Waikato area, Scott is at the forefront of strengthening this reputation, and expanding the Veros business in the area. Scott leads by example in delivering advice and projects with excellence, and backs up what he says he will do with his actions and results. Scott is a genuinely good guy, who values relationships and takes a partnership approach to success.

In his work with PCNZ, he will contribute but also learn from best and the brightest in the region and on the committee. In terms of future goals, Scott is passionate about a range of areas within the property and development sector. These include:

Affordable housing. Making sure that housing supply is provided at a price point right across the market, particularly the entry end so that all people have the opportunity to have safe and secure shelter over their and their whanau’s heads.
Growth and Infrastructure
Productive land and freshwater
NPS-UD and planning reform.

Scott knows that success for the region will be about collaboration and working together better than anywhere else in New Zealand and beyond.